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Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area

Illinois rates for HCPCS 76978

An ultrasound scan of a specific lump or spot performed after tiny gas bubbles are injected into a vein as a contrast agent. The bubbles show how blood flows into and out of the area as it happens, which helps tell a harmless lesion from one needing treatment. This covers the first lesion examined; each further lesion is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Ultrasound of a Lesion, First Area cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$214 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$427 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,950Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $115 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,778.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Illinois· 43rd of 51

$257

AK $759UT $102

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.